Job Description

Registered Nurse OPD FTC | Outpatients | Fixed term contract | Full-time hours | Chatham, Kent

Spire Alexandra Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the team for a fixed term 12 month contract working on a full-time basis in our outpatient's department.

Spire Alexandra Hospital offers world-class care and is part of one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare, from consultations and advanced diagnostics to personalised treatments and expert aftercare

Duties and responsibilities

• Day to day running of clinics
• Assisting Consultants to treat and care for patients
• Seeing patients for nurse led treatments i.e. Wound reviews/dressings, phlebotomy, recording of vital signs, ECG’s, removed of casts, Ophthalmic diagnostic tests
• Making refreshments for Consultants and Patients
• Acting as a chaperone
• Assisting in keeping the Outpatient environment clean, tidy and safe
• Ensuring consumables are replenished regularly
• Decontamination of equipment
• Regular cleaning between patients, Consultation rooms and clinical areas
• Restocking of patient linen
• Trained nurses are responsible for the safe keeping of medication including monthly expiry date audits
• All staff will be expected to be involved with Audit and link roles within the department.

Who we're looking for

• Be NMC registered - your pin should not have any restrictions or conditions
• Compassionate and able to showcase excellent patient care
• Able to lead clinics
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong communication skills
• Able to carry out wound dressings
• Phlebotomy skills
• Experience working within an outpatient setting
• Early recognition of clinical problems and report or take appropriate action

Contract: Fixed Term

Hours: Covering 37.5 hours per week, on a rota basis across Monday-Friday 08:00-21:00 and Saturday 08:00-16:00

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Charlotte Oliver on charlotte.oliver@spirehealthcare.com

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

About Us

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.